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mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i'm delighted to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from wisconsin, ms. moore. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from wisconsin is recognized for two minutes. thank you so very much. i rise to oppose this compromised bill, although i congratulate people for working very hard on it. but the change of the heat and eat option is not just a little technical change, it's a change that has the freezing, chilling impact on every single snap recipient in wisconsin. it not only increases bureaucracy, it decreases snap benefits to wisconsin families whose benefits were cut already in november. i'm deeply concerned about the concrete, hurt, hunger and quite frankly the frigid cold that we impose today on thousands of low-income american households, including seniors, children and the disabled. as many as 255,000 snap cases in wisconsin will be affected by this change. how do i explain this to the women, children, seniors and disabled in households that this technical change is
mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i'm delighted to yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from wisconsin, ms. moore. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from wisconsin is recognized for two minutes. thank you so very much. i rise to oppose this compromised bill, although i congratulate people for working very hard on it. but the change of the heat and eat option is not just a little technical change, it's a change that has the freezing, chilling impact on every single snap recipient in wisconsin....
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mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i reserve our time at this time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. lucas: mr. speaker, i would now like to yield to another one of our outstanding subcommittee chairmen, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise in support of this farm bill and also to thank chairman lucas and congressman peterson for your leadership for agriculture. as many of my house colleagues have already said this morning, this legislation is long overdue. this bill is truly worthy of its name. the federal agriculture reform and risk management act because of the historic reforms it ledge slates. overall the bills repeals or consolidates about 100 programs. along with sequestration reduction that cuts mandatory spending by nearly $23 billion. and the conservation title alone reduces
mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i reserve our time at this time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. lucas: mr. speaker, i would now like to yield to another one of our outstanding subcommittee chairmen, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise in support of this farm bill and...
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mr. mcgovern: i yield to the gentleman mr. rhode island. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cicilline: nearly 1.5 million americans have been cut off from unemployment benefits and tens of thousands more will lose their benefits every week without congressional action. the what "wall street journal" reported that 2.3 million children live with a long-term unemployed parent, triple the number since the recession started in 2007. losing unemployment benefits will be devastating to so many of these families. his is unconscionable. what have my republican colleagues in the house done to address this issue? nothing. speaker boehner's refusal to have a vote is shortsighted, bad for our economy and devastating to the 1.5 million americans who have been cut off from this vital lifeline. congress is set to adjourn in 24 hours. instead of offering a solution to extend emergency unemployment benefits this rule does not allow taos presthemb important assistance and ignores the needs of our constituents. it's outrageous that the h
mr. mcgovern: i yield to the gentleman mr. rhode island. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cicilline: nearly 1.5 million americans have been cut off from unemployment benefits and tens of thousands more will lose their benefits every week without congressional action. the what "wall street journal" reported that 2.3 million children live with a long-term unemployed parent, triple the number since the recession started in 2007. losing unemployment benefits will...
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mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin -- two minutes to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, the ranking member of the committee on ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for two minutes. mr. levin: thank you to the gentleman for yielding. more than 1.5 million long-term unemployed have now been cut off unemployment insurance with the expiration of the federal program. thrown out of work through no fault of their own, and desperately, desperately looking for a job. they are powerless. and to many in washington they are nameless, only a number. extending this unemployment benefit may talk about compassion, but they are throwing people to the wolves, whether hunger, helplessness or even homelessness. promise to try to change that. when wal-mart advertised 600 jobs in d.,
mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin -- two minutes to the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, the ranking member of the committee on ways and means. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for two minutes. mr. levin: thank you to the gentleman for yielding. more than 1.5 million long-term unemployed have now been cut off unemployment insurance with the expiration of the federal program. thrown out of work through...
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mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, is the gentleman from minnesota opposed to the conference report? the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman from minnesota opposed o the conference report? pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 -- pursuant to clause 8 of rule 22rk the gentleman from oklahoma, the gentleman from minnesota, and the gentleman from massachusetts will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. lucas: mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time as i might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lucas: thank you, mr. speaker. my colleagues, this has been a long and seemingly epic journey that the house agriculture committee that is been upon. mr. peterson, myself, our colleagues literally three years -- actually four when you consider the beginning hearings under then chairman peterson, to start this process. we have all discussed the details. we'll discuss the details more in greater length in just a moment on this final conference report that reflec
mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, is the gentleman from minnesota opposed to the conference report? the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman from minnesota opposed o the conference report? pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 -- pursuant to clause 8 of rule 22rk the gentleman from oklahoma, the gentleman from minnesota, and the gentleman from massachusetts will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. lucas: mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time as i might consume. the...
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mr. mcgovern: thank you, madam speaker. first of all, let me just say that it is outrageous, absolutely outrageous, that the republican leadership has combined a major piece of anti-abortion legislation with the farm bill conference report into one single rule. restricting our ability to debate both of these important issues. there's an $8.6 billion cut to snap in this conference report. a cut that will only affect poor families, primarily the elderly and the disabled. besides being cruel canned heartless, this cut -- and heartless, this cut is also an unfunded mandate. if states, cities and towns want to prevent hunger from getting worse, they'll have to spend more money out of their own budgets. i know republican mie republican friendses are on a big hurry to go off on their retreat to some luxurious resort, but maybe we could have found another hour somewhere. madam speaker, i'm honored to serve on the agriculture committee. i was honored to serve on the conference committee for the farm bill. i want to thank chairman lu
mr. mcgovern: thank you, madam speaker. first of all, let me just say that it is outrageous, absolutely outrageous, that the republican leadership has combined a major piece of anti-abortion legislation with the farm bill conference report into one single rule. restricting our ability to debate both of these important issues. there's an $8.6 billion cut to snap in this conference report. a cut that will only affect poor families, primarily the elderly and the disabled. besides being cruel...
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mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. mcgotsche: thank you, mr. speaker. -- mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, tomorrow we will be voting on a 950-page plus bill that no one has read. . this is a bill, the farm bill, which was first made available to us late last evening. and to make matters even worse, mr. speaker, we're told that we will only have one hour of debate on this bill, and we're not going to have a rule on the bill. it incorporates the farm bill with an abortion bill. what they have to do with one another is not clear. what's going on here is that the leadership of this house doesn't want anyone to know what's in that bill. and one of the things that's in that bill, which i find reprehensible, is $8.6 billion cut in the snap program. the snap program exists to make sure people in this country do not go hungry. on november 1, last november 1, a cut of $11 billion went into effect. the recovery moneys ran out, congress did not renew them, so everybody on snap, all 47 million people received a cut. food prices didn't go down. know, they y -- you -- the economy h
mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. mcgotsche: thank you, mr. speaker. -- mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, tomorrow we will be voting on a 950-page plus bill that no one has read. . this is a bill, the farm bill, which was first made available to us late last evening. and to make matters even worse, mr. speaker, we're told that we will only have one hour of debate on this bill, and we're not going to have a rule on the bill. it incorporates the farm bill with an abortion bill....
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mr. mcgovern: i yield myself two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minute. mr. mcgovern: i want to thank chairman lucas and ranking member peterson for all their hard work on this very difficult bill. i admire their tenacity and i admire their passion on issues dealing with agriculture. there are some good things in this bill, to be sure. but there are some things that i simply cannot accept. i think as we discuss this farm bill that we should remind ourselves of a few simple facts. facts like this, hunger exists in the united states of america. not a single congressional district in this country is hunger free. our food banks, our food pantries, the people on the frontlines in the fight against hunger simply cannot do any more. they are stretched to the limits. one final fact, this bill will make hunger worse in america not better. if this bill passes, thousands and thousands of low-income americans will see their already meager food benefits shrink, for what? why? to meet some arbitrary d
mr. mcgovern: i yield myself two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minute. mr. mcgovern: i want to thank chairman lucas and ranking member peterson for all their hard work on this very difficult bill. i admire their tenacity and i admire their passion on issues dealing with agriculture. there are some good things in this bill, to be sure. but there are some things that i simply cannot accept. i think as we discuss this farm bill that we should remind...
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mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, today we mark the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty, a dedicated legislative and policy effort by president lyndon johnson to reduce and eventually reduce poverty in america. yet, despite the many successes in poverty, and there have been many successes over the past 50 years, there are those in this country and in this house who would destroy the programs that would help people in need, those who have replaced the war on poverty with a new war on poor people. unfortunately, that's what's happening right now with the farm bill. i'm honored to serve on the agriculture committee and as a member of the farm bill conference committee. needs a america comprehensive, forward-thinking bill. i represent farmers and farms, conservationists and agriculture research institutions. and like every other member of congress, i represent people who rely on the nutrition programs in the farm bill to put food on their tables. that has been my primary focus as a conferee, to support and fig
mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, today we mark the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty, a dedicated legislative and policy effort by president lyndon johnson to reduce and eventually reduce poverty in america. yet, despite the many successes in poverty, and there have been many successes over the past 50 years, there are those in this country and in this house who would destroy the programs that would help people in need, those who have replaced the war on poverty with a new war on poor people....
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the chair will now recognize the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. speaker, we live in the richest country in the history of the world and yet hunger is a problem in the united states of america, a very costly problem. a recent report published in the journal of health affairs shows that four people are getting sick because they are running out of food at the end of the month. hunger increases the likely heed that people will get other ail -- ailments. poverty may be the reason for increased health risks due to dangerously low blood sugar. we know that poor families prioritize which bills they pay and that food, grocery bills, often falls behind other responsibilities like rent and utilities. i ask unanimous consent to insert an article from "the new rk times" titled "study ties diabetic crisis to dip in food budgets," into the statement. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: this marks the 50th anniversary of the war on poverty, one of the key programs in our attempt to reduce and eliminate income equality is the supplemental nut
the chair will now recognize the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. speaker, we live in the richest country in the history of the world and yet hunger is a problem in the united states of america, a very costly problem. a recent report published in the journal of health affairs shows that four people are getting sick because they are running out of food at the end of the month. hunger increases the likely heed that people will get other ail -- ailments. poverty...
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mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield an additional two minutes to the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized for two additional minutes. ms. delauro: i thank the gentleman and just wanted to reiterate one thing. me may view that represent the state of connecticut, third congressional district of connecticut and in fact what do we know about farming. the fact is that we do. we have dairy farmers, people with specialty crops, and included in my history in this great body, i served as chair of the agriculture subcommittee of appropriations. also served as the ranking member and as i mentioned earlier, i had the opportunity to be part of the conference committee on the farm bill in 2008 and helped to negotiate the nutrition title. i might make one or two more points. congressional budget office, this farm bill says it's going to save $23 billion. they count savings frofere a year ago. they talk about $16.6 billion. congressional budg
mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield an additional two minutes to the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized for two additional minutes. ms. delauro: i thank the gentleman and just wanted to reiterate one thing. me may view that represent the state of connecticut, third congressional district of connecticut and in fact what do we know about farming. the fact is that we do. we have dairy farmers, people with specialty...